Mahajanapadas (approx.): north to south
A one-page list for revision, ordered by latitude (north first).
| # | Mahajanapada | State / UT | Lat. | PYQ years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Gandhara (Taxila) North-west; centre of learning. | – | 33.7° | 2015, 2014 |
| 2 | Kamboja (Rajapura) (under review) North-western mahajanapada; capital Rajapura, often identified with Rajouri. Location is uncertain. Location… | Jammu and Kashmir | 33.4° | – |
| 3 | Kuru (Hastinapura/Indraprastha) Upper Ganga–Yamuna doab. | Uttar Pradesh | 29.2° | – |
| 4 | Panchala (Ahichchhatra) Rohilkhand. | Uttar Pradesh | 28.4° | – |
| 5 | Kosala (Shravasti) Kingdom in present UP. | Uttar Pradesh | 27.5° | 2025, 2015, 2014, 1997 |
| 6 | Surasena (Mathura) On the Yamuna. | Uttar Pradesh | 27.5° | 1997 |
| 7 | Matsya (Viratnagara) Jaipur–Alwar region. | Rajasthan | 27.4° | 1997 |
| 8 | Malla (Kushinara) A republic. | Uttar Pradesh | 26.7° | – |
| 9 | Vajji (Vaishali) A republican confederacy (gana-sangha). | Bihar | 26.0° | – |
| 10 | Chedi (Suktimati) (under review) Mahajanapada in the Bundelkhand area; capital Suktimati, placed approximately near Banda. Location is approxi… | Uttar Pradesh | 25.4° | – |
| 11 | Vatsa (Kaushambi) On the Yamuna. | Uttar Pradesh | 25.3° | 1997 |
| 12 | Kashi (Varanasi) Annexed by Kosala. | Uttar Pradesh | 25.3° | 1999 |
| 13 | Anga (Champa) East of Magadha; annexed by Bimbisara. | Bihar | 25.2° | 1997 |
| 14 | Magadha (Rajagriha) Most powerful mahajanapada; capital later moved to Pataliputra. | Bihar | 25.0° | 2021, 2015, 2014, 1997 |
| 15 | Avanti (Ujjayini) Malwa; rival of Magadha. | Madhya Pradesh | 23.2° | 2025, 2015, 2014, 1997 |
| 16 | Assaka (Potali) The only mahajanapada south of the Vindhyas, on the Godavari. | Telangana | 18.7° | – |
Latitude of the marker (or the middle of the feature). Source: UPSCPrep.in Map Explorer · https://upscprep.in/maps/places/mahajanapadas/print/